Beloved Community, according to the King Center, was understood by Dr. King to be an achievable goal. It may well be achievable someday. Meanwhile, I think living into it, getting closer to it, is a task that asks for constant renewal. Like any kind of relationship, Beloved Community thrives on attention, tenderness, and awareness. Like…
Homily: Where Charity and Love Abide Where is the Divine in all of this? If you’ve ever had sessions with a spiritual director, that may sound familiar. If you are a theist, they may ask you to reflect on where God’s presence seems nearby. If you are agnostic, they might get more creative, like where…
Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt led the second of two services as part of UUCSS Ministerial Candidating Week. Following the service, members of UUCSS voted to call Rev. Schmidt to be the congregation’s next settled minister! A link to a video of the entire service is provided. Sermon text follows: A few months ago, when we…
When you hear the words “whole” or “wholeness” what comes to your mind? Wholeness can be like pie; something that’s broken when a piece is removed. Maybe you think of something being made whole again, something or someone being repaired or healed. There’s also a sense that wholeness happens when a process has been completed,…
This service – celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – will focus on the need for compassion and heart-based approaches to solve the climate and larger environmental crisis. It will include three mini-homilies on different aspects of this topic (including linkages to the current COVID-19 pandemic), along with a selection of related inspiring music.…
Parables and stories about Jesus can help us to find meaning as we live through times of great change and uncertainty. The stories may or may not have happened in a certain way, but we can find truth in the possibilities of surprise, inclusion, and the active creation of hope. Homily 1: The Smallest of…
During stressful times, we may be tempted to retreat into notions of “us” and “them,” yet liberation and spiritual growth ask us to think about the inter-relatedness of all people. In the words of the Rev. Theresa Ines Soto, “all of us need all of us to make it.” This on-line worship draws from the…
Two transcripts – the Message (by the interim director of religious education) and Homily (by the interim minister) Message: Tiny the God / Becky Brooks / Marsha Thrall (Video & audio recording by Marsha) Hi, friends. Remember a few Sundays back when we talked about myths during service, just before we worked on the Art…
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Staying in relationship helps us to move forward, stay accountable, and find joy as we travel through a universe in motion.